1923
Ward Hilton very kindly wrote to tell me of Jim Pyott's death. Ward says he had recently been in touch with Jim's son who was associated with his father in their family manufacturers representative business. Jim Sr. had had a malignancy for several years but it had never incapacitated or hospitalized him.
Charlie and Opal Marie Zimmerman are now in Florida and Charlie is enjoying a vacation unbroken by the previously frequent necessity of commuting to Hartford. He reports that GlenElliott checked in at the Country Club of Florida in mid-February, enrolled himself as a student in a five-day golf training session and proceeded to shoot a 101 on a quite difficult course. This is Glen's first visit to Florida.
Also in mid-February Ken and JeannetteQuencer hosted a luncheon attended by the Walter Friends, Herb Homes, Miriam Home, and Glen Elliott. Charlie Rivoire was invited but he hasn't been feeling up to par recently and came down with pneumonia which kept him in a Delray hospital for a week or so. He then planned to return north for some further treatment at Grace-New Haven Hospital.
From Charlie Zim also comes word that EllieLyon Baldwin underwent surgery last yea. She's back in good health now. Ellie was a classmate of several of us at Newton High School. Every now and then I get out my beat up copy of the High School Newtonian and admire Ellie's lovely picture as captain of the girls' basketball team.
Ruel Smith's winter project is creating a very special guest room bookcase - per order of Marge. Ruel is one of the most skilled craftsmen I know. His carvings and his miniature ships in bottles are professional quality works of art.
Every so often someone sends me a news clipping about Spike Hamilton's son George - he of cinema and assorted other fames. The most recent advisories come via Tom Chambers in San Diego whom I wish had included some news about himself, and from an unidentified correspondent in Albany, N.Y. George, of course, is a quite unusual and gifted young man. What really impresses me about his news releases however is that invariably they identify him as Spike's son and include some comment about the influence Spike had on him and his affection for his father.
Jim Broe checked in by telephone the other night to verify some addresses, etc. He's well and still very much on the job.
Again in mid-February, as we usually do, Connie and I journeyed to Hanover to shop at Campions and view the ice sculptures adorning the campus and most of the fraternity house lawns. There was less snow on the ground in Hanover than we had here in the southern part of the State. The ice sculpting art gets more and more perfected and beautiful. Even after a week of mild weather most of the complicated figures were still crystal clear in detail - and so professional!
In the last issue the Alumni Magazine I in-advertently reported that Mox and CatherineHubert had returned from an 8,000 mile "canoe" trip. That would be a record of some kind if it had really happened. Actually it was a camper trip.
Babe Miner has sent me nearly 40 of the "Dear Babe" green slips returned to him with dues checks. Many of these are greetings or words of well-earned praise for the fine job Babe does as class treasurer. Following are a few bits of news from some of them. They may be a bit tardy in the reporting but I'm sure they will be of interest to you.
Len Truesdell says that after nearly a year and a half in Yarmouth Port, Mass., he realizes how popular the Cape is with Dartmouth Alumni. Not everyone gets around to the monthly luncheon meetings at Mildred's Chowder House in Hyannis where the club has its own meeting room and bar but Len sees Pem Whitcomb, PeteJones, Ted Caswell, Paul Morgan and PudgeNeidlinger quite frequently.
The Truesdells used to live near the Miners in the western part of Massachusetts and they still miss the mountain woodlands, but historic Yarmouth Port seems to compensate.
Art Little's son Lester K. II '57, now on the faculty at Smith College, is described on page 9 of the February issue of the Alumni Magazine as "combining superior and rare talents as teacher and scholar." Lester was previously on the Princeton and Chicago University faculties.
Al Reinthal writes: "Where we are living now no tenant can be under 50. It is not unusual to see 90-year-olds riding around on bicycles. Jean and I still ride our horses six of the seven days of the week. On the seventh we all give each other a rest. There is one other person here who rides, golf and gossip being the main attraction."
Phil DeBerard says: "My orchid collection increases every year. At the most recent show I won 15 ribbons and a silver tray for plants in bloom. Ella started art lessons five years ago and now she is selling oils and water colors."
The DeBarards have lived in DeLand, Fla., for the past 32 years. They expect their fifth great-grandchild this month.
Tom Burch is "living quietly and happily after 20 years of constant travel." The Burchs enjoy their beach and garden in the summer, books and music in the winter.
Dud Pope writes: "We're back in Florida after three months in Glencoe, Ill., (not far from the Metzels) and our usual months trip to Europe. Among other things we saw the assault beaches in Normandy with many German block houses still ominously guarding the French coast. We took a new mode of transportation across the channel - the Hover-Craft with 4 propellers with the vehicle riding on a cushion of air. We're both fortunately in fine health and enjoying the magnificent weather here."
And finally a loud Wah-Hoo-Wah for HelenMillar who has completed 11,500 hours of volunteer work at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune, N.J. Any of you gals who do hospital volunteer work know what sacrifice and devotion to others that long service means.
Secretary, Box 2 Francestown, N.H. 03043
Class Agent, The Country Club of Florida Village of Golf, R.F.D. 755 Delray Beach, Fla. 33444
